The Colonels show some solid effort but Elder surprises no one with a win at The Pit.

 

 

 

I am calling this a moral victory for the Colonels.  Good job CCH.

Nice outing from the Colonels tonight. Some things still need cleaned up on both sides of the ball. On to the next one.

- Elder played well and this was a toss up. Great sign for Cov Cath, probably not great for Elder. A lot of grit shown by the Colonels. 

- Cash and Gaiser were pretty easily the two most dynamic players on the field. 

- Estep is a smooth operator at QB for Elder. Easy to see why G5s are interested. If Elder has a non D1 QB, they are getting beat tonight. 

- The bar is low, but our passing game looked much improved. I think Eddie had to call more dropback after last week and Cash looked more comfortable and his arm is more than ok. 

- The guys competed - I thought 55 Tucker Evans in particular -  but Cov Cath needs like 2 or 3 more big bodies on the line to rotate in and try to keep guys fresh. Shows in games like this and Ryle. 
 

Congrats to Elder on beating a good CovCath squad. Sounds like a great effort fell a little short. The Colonels will be fine. 

Great effort by Cov Cath. 

The phantom block in the back call on the Harney 60 yard touchdown in the first half and CCH not punching in the first drive of the game inside the 5 was the difference.  CCH absolutely had a chance to win this one and maybe even should have.  

5 minutes ago, James Graham said:

The phantom block in the back call on the Harney 60 yard touchdown in the first half and CCH not punching in the first drive of the game inside the 5 was the difference.  CCH absolutely had a chance to win this one and maybe even should have.  

No “could have, should have, would have’s” in The Pit. You want a W there, you have to go in and take it. 

This was a great game all around. The atmosphere was excellent. And the hot kettle corn was perfect on this evening!

Colonels hung tough and battled. Not giving up, I was really hopeful they were going to tie it up in the end.

Now my legs got a work out with how far we had to park….off to rest them. 

 

Game stats: Elder 28 - CovCath 20

Game stats courtesy of Elder.

 

 

#77, T Scott for Elder is a Beast! Looked him up and he’s committed to WKU.

6’3 300lbs Senior.

Proud of these guys!!!!!

33 minutes ago, James Graham said:

The phantom block in the back call on the Harney 60 yard touchdown in the first half and CCH not punching in the first drive of the game inside the 5 was the difference.  CCH absolutely had a chance to win this one and maybe even should have.  

That call wasn't phantom at all. I was sitting at the 45 in the stands on the Cov Cath side and there were a half dozen people around me who saw it. There was a DB closing in fast with a good angle on Cash and he got hit from behind right at the 10 yard line by Gaiser. From our angle it looked like Elder's DB probably would have knocked Harney out of bounds at about the 5 yard line. For sure Gaiser wishes he could have that one back, but that kinda stuff happens in the moment, unfortunately.

Per Cov Cath's stats we had 172 yards passing and 137 yards rushing. Cash showing that he's got the confidence to sling it. Bradshaw with 4 catches for 37 yards, Pitzer with 3 catches for 17 yards, Sanning with 1 catch for 51 yards, and Weis with 1 catch for 46 yards.

46 minutes ago, James Graham said:

The phantom block in the back call on the Harney 60 yard touchdown in the first half and CCH not punching in the first drive of the game inside the 5 was the difference.  CCH absolutely had a chance to win this one and maybe even should have.  

Such an unnecessary call!